Dale, Exmoor ponies were not "brought" to Britain; they are indigenous to
Britain, along with Shetlands, and they were there long before mankind
figured out to bring equines into domestication. These animals are, in
broader zoogeographical terms, island isolates. Crossbreeding, beginning
with the importation to the British Isles of horses of Afro-Turkic
extraction about 3100 years ago, has created over time the whole array of
"typically" British and Irish breeds, i.e. Welsh, Dartmoor, Connemara,
Galwey, etc., and most important of all, Hobby. Please have a look at the
material I recommended in the other memo sent in response to Jessica's
inquiry -- just a suggestion. -- Deb Bennett
> Hi Jessica,
> I usually use a photograph of an Exmoor pony. I believe they are supposed
> to be closest to the original horses brought to Britain. Certainly, they
> are about the right size, and the colouration, mane and tail are also
> fairly primitive looking.
>
> Best wishes
> Dale
>
> Dale Serjeantson
> Archaeology
> School of Humanities
> University of Southampton
> Southampton SO17 1BJ
> UK
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> From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
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> Sent: 21 July 2008 12:09
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> Subject: [ZOOARCH] Reconstruction of horses
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> Hi all,
>
> Our drawing office is currently having a go at reconstructing domestic
> animals for educational use… And they are a bit frustrated that I can’t
> tell them what a bronze age, an iron age, a roman etc. horse exactly
> looked like. Is there any literature on actually trying to reconstruct
> their shape in the different periods in Britain? I would normally not go
> there as I usually only find a few horse remains per excavation.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated!
>
> Jessica
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